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"After being called on their bluff, Democrats ran scared from their own bill," said Ryan's spokeswoman, Ashlee Strong. "Democrats will now have the chance to stand with the majority of Americans who support ICE and vote for this resolution, or follow the extreme voices on the far left calling for [abolition] of an agency that protects us."
GOP leaders now argue that allowing lawmakers to support ICE rather than rebuke it will put Democrats on record in the same manner. The Higgins bill includes language condemning the idea of abolishing ICE.